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Lamentations 2:13-17

13WhatshallItestify unto thee?whatshallIlikenאֲדַמֶּה־'a.da.meh-H1819tothee,Odaughterהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1323ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?WhatshallIcomparetothee,thatImaycomfortוַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee,Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726?Forthy breachisgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419liketheseaכַּיָּ֛םkai.YamH3220:whocanhealיִרְפָּא־yir.pa'-H7495thee?

14Thyprophetsנְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikhH5030haveseenH2372fortheefalseandfoolishvisions;AndtheyhavenotuncoveredH1540thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,tobringH7725backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekhH7622,ButhaveseenH2372fortheefalseoraclesandcausesofbanishment.

15Allthatpassעֹ֣בְרֵיoe.reiH5674byclapH5606theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709atthee;TheyhissH8319andwagtheirheadרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218atthedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Isthisthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892thatmencalledTheperfectionofbeautyיֹ֔פִיYo.fiH3308,Thejoyמָשׂ֖וֹשׂma.SosH4885ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776?

16Allthineenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhH341haveopenedפָּצ֨וּpa.TzuH6475theirmouthפִּיהֶם֙pi.HemH6310wideagainstthee;TheyhissH8319andgnashוַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־vai.ya.char.ku-H2786theteethH8127;theysayH559,Wehaveswallowedבִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuH1104herup;Certainlythisisthedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatwelookedH7200for;wehavefoundH4672,wehaveseenH7200it.

17Jehovahhathdonethatwhichhepurposed;hehath fulfilledhiswordאֶמְרָתוֹ֙'em.ra.ToH565thathecommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680inthedaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117ofold;Hehaththrowndownהָרַ֖סha.RasH2040,andhathnotpitied:Andhehathcausedtheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341torejoiceוַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvay.sa.MachH8055overthee;hehathexaltedH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161ofthine adversaries.

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